Name: Roman Conquest of Taras

Type: Event

Start: 280 BC

End: 280 BC

Parent: Pyrrhic War

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Roman Conquest of Taras

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Was the Roman conquest of the Greek city-state of Taras during the Pyrrhic War.

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January 280 BC: In 281 BC the Roman legions, under the command of Lucio Emilio Barbula, entered Taranto and conquered it.